Cup holder light installation/media bin light/glove box light

[Tremor14]

In surprised they had one! These have been on back order for months unfortunately. The ONLY way to get them currently is find a dealer that will allow you to keep a back order in place without canceling.
No doubt the less than optimistic view painted by @Snakebitten ’s local dealer where hev ordered is why he was surprised they materialized.
The date I was given for next batch is 8/29…that will only go to those on the list.

Dealer asked if I wanted to cancel. I told him to hang onto the one he has and ship all when they come in. I'm not expecting my truck until at least mid September, so they hopefully will be available by then.

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[Service_Merchandise]

Added some accent lighting from f150 LEDs. What to guys think?

 

[FrankThompson]

Added some accent lighting from f150 LEDs. What to guys think?

I was wondering how they looked and matched the existing leds. It looks great!

How does it look when they are off? That was another concern. That they look cheap and out of place when they are off.

 

[Service_Merchandise]

I was wondering how they looked and matched the existing leds. It looks great!

How does it look when they are off? That was another concern. That they look cheap and out of place when they are off.

Honestly I don't notice them in the daytime but I do understand your concern as this was a problem with the last generation. The instructions say to let the excess wire hang inside the console and run the connector wire down the side. I didn't like it, so I removed the side panels and ran the wires behind the panel out of sight. I will post a daytime picture for you tomorrow.

 

[FrankThompson]

Honestly I don't notice them in the daytime but I do understand your concern as this was a problem with the last generation. The instructions say to let the excess wire hang inside the console and run the connector wire down the side. I didn't like it, so I removed the side panels and ran the wires behind the panel out of sight. I will post a daytime picture for you tomorrow.

Thanks! I appreciate it and great idea about hiding the cables.

 

[Service_Merchandise]

Thanks! I appreciate it and great idea about hiding the cables.

Hi, here are the daytime pics. They are hidden away in the daytime but still visible at night.

 

[Service_Merchandise]

Day vs night

 

[FrankThompson]

Day vs night

Awesome! Thanks for the pics. I agree. They just disappear in the daytime.

Adding those to my list

 

[dolsen]

I more or less read the entire thread, but I couldn’t find much info. I saw one person ask if this is possible to do on a 302a and the response they got was “I think it might not be possible

I saw another post where it said only higher trim trucks have the wiring for the cup holder and cubby lights.

as I read through the thread I kept seeing lariat and KR trucks mentioned, not XLT. I think this answers my question, but just to be safe I’ll explicitly ask:

Are these lights Able to be installed in an XLT 302a? I ordered the parts earlier today but will cancel if it cannot be done

 

[erixgix]

Are these lights Able to be installed in an XLT 302a? I ordered the parts earlier today but will cancel if it cannot be done

Yes. There are XLT folks on this thread that have done it. If you look at their "vehicles" under the posts user name you will some.

 

[dolsen]

Yes. There are XLT folks on this thread that have done it. If you look at their "vehicles" under the posts user name you will some.

Gotcha, thanks for that. I started looking at signatures about 3/4 of the way through. It’s long enough I didn’t wanna go back through the thread

 

[erixgix]

I removed all my trim, what a party that was! So folks know where the clips are, here is the backside of the center trim. If you have a problem getting the ignition corner free, you can remove the knee panel under the column and get full access to it.

I would be curious if anyone has their center trim off or can recall a specific set of tabs. I have two areas where it looks like a tab that was part of the trim have broken off. But there was no broken piece or witness marks on dash in these areas, so its a head scratcher. The drawing shows projections, but there is no obvious place for them to interact with the dash unless they caught the underside edge over the glovebox area. I would have expected to see the broken off bits behind in the glovebox or on the passenger mat, but nothing. I'm trying to convince myself they were removed at the factory or part of production, but that sounds like a stretch.

Appreciate any insight.

 

[64Wing]

It doesn’t take a ton of effort to get it off. If you start on passenger side near the air vent and work towards the drivers side it’s way easier.

this is the metal tool you’re looking for we use them in aircraft maintenance(I’m an aircraft mechanic for a living)
https://www.amazon.com/Metal-Magery...ocphy=9016449&hvtargid=pla-934539684909&psc=1

Me thinks I have a few of these rolling around in the ol' box...still no truck though

 

[JHForman812]

I need to ask this for everyone who has gotten a harness this applies to the cup holder. Has anyones harness been short or super tight? or is it long enough to make the connection sucessfully without being overly tight?

 

[Papaw2018]

I need to ask this for everyone who has gotten a harness this applies to the cup holder. Has anyones harness been short or super tight? or is it long enough to make the connection sucessfully without being overly tight?

I’m still waiting on my truck or I would have reached out to you. I’ll definitely let you know though.
Thank you again.

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